Just Go For It

Seems fair on Toffoli…not sure how Kulak has looked though.

Would Oilers do Toffoli at $2m for Broberg?

Overpay for a Toffoli rental.

And there’s no way Kulak goes with the playoffs looming. He’s a beast in the playoffs.

Something like a 2nd and 3rd for him would he okay. Devils traded Shargovic + 3rd for him just last year, and Yegor was a B prospect at the time. And the Devils got two years of Toffoli as opposed to the Oilers getting 3 months of Toffoli.

He wasn’t a B level prospect at the time he had a 24 goal season in his sophomore year.. this is his 4th season. I think for where Toffoli’s production is at now, asking for the retention while NJ is competing for a playoff spot, you’re having to add a 1st for sure. Maybe not a fourth, maybe a 5th but this is a close trade. Kulak helps NJ a lot at a good price with term left.

We’ve gotta send money out to make it worth. I want to trade Kulak for a forward. I think Broberg can fill his spot.

Sharangovich was hardly a B prospect. He was probably lesser known outside of NJ, but we were pretty high on him.

He went home to Belarus during COVID and learned how to skate. Hard to believe now, but it was once a weakness. Then scored 33 goals between KHL/NHL in 2020-21…then 24 in NHL in 2021-22. Has one of the best wrist shots in the league. While a Devil, he was one of the best penalty killers we had had in years (probably best since Blake Coleman left). And can play center or wing.

I didn’t like the Toffoli trade at time as I thought Sharangovich would be our long-term 3C.

All that said, I don’t think Toffoli would break the bank. Broberg would be my ask. But if he gets dealt, it will probably be something like young roster player plus 2nd. Late 1st if we can get it.